Repeating firearm



C. G. SWEBILIUS.

REPEATING FIREARM.

APPLICATION, FILED FEB. 19. 19:9.

C. G. SWEBILIUS.

REPEA'HNG FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. 1919.

Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

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REPEATING FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-19,1919.

Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- llllllwlllllg ii I 5 CARL GUSTAF SWEBILI'US, OF NEVIHAVEN, CONNECTICUT,

ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE MARLIN FIREARMS CORPORATION,

ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE OF NEW HAVEN, CON- NECTICUT, A COBCPGRATION 0FDELAWARE.

BEPEATIN Specification o Ld0L568.

Application filed February .Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in liepeating Firearms, of whichthe following is a specification. V

This invention relates to firearms and pen tains more especially to afirearm of the repeating type. The purpose of this invention is theprovision of an eflicient firearm of the above type which is simple inoperation and which is endowed with characteristics highly desirable inthis type of firearm.

One object of this invention is the provision of a repeating rearm inwhich the breech mechanism cannot be prematurely moved from its lockedposition.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a repeating firearman arrangement of the trigger and hammer of such a character that afterbeing engaged they are prevented from being disengaged except when thebreech mechanlsm is in lockedposition.

. These objects are attained by providing locking means for holding thebreech mechanism in its closed position and providing suitableinterengaglng means on said locking means and the hammer whereby thelocking means is moved to inoperative position after the hammer has cometo rest after being released. The trigger and hammer are of such adesign that they are brought into engagement by the breech mechanismduring the reloading of the gun and means are provided for maintainingthem in engagement. This means is rendered inoperative upon the breechmechanism assuming its locked position but becomes operative uponrelease of the breech mechanism from its closed position. A suitablemanually operated means is provided to allow the release of the breechmechanism locking means, should it be desired to open the breech for anyreason. Immediately upon the opening of the breech the meansformaintaining the trigger and hammer in engagement becomes operative andprevents the release of the hammer.

ther objects and novel features of the invention will be apparent from areading of the following specification and claims, and

Gr FIREARM.

f emergent- Patented Dec. 2a, 1921.

19, 1919. Serial No. 277,974.

an examination of the accompanying drawings.

Listening to the drawings, higure 1 1s a side elevation of the gun; lug.2 1s a plan view of the breech mechanism;

F 3 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section through the gun with the elements incocked position F 1g. 9 is a side elevation of the carria e and bolt inthe position shown in Fig. 8; b

F g. 10 is a reverse elevation of Fig. 9;

F 1g. 11 is a plan view of the bottom-plate and the element-sassociatedtherewith, the hammer being released and shown in sect-ion;

Fig. 12 is a section on line '1212 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 18 is a view similar to Fig. 8, but with the breech mechanism inits rear position;

.Fig. 1.4 is a longitudinal section through the receiver, with only thecarriage and action-rod therein; and

Fig. 15 is a transverse section of the receiver, looking toward thebarrel.

In the drawings, the receiver, designated by the reference numeral 1,recessed in its upper wall at 2, and having a slot in its side wall, isopen at the bottom and rear and carries at its forward end the barrel?which may be attached thereto in any suitable manner. The rear end ofthe barrel 3 is chambered at l to receive a cartridge and is providedwith a cam-faced socket 5 leading to the chamber, a socket 6communicating with the chamber, and the pockets 7. The receiver isprovided with the longitudinal grooves '8 and 9, the purpose of whichwill be later set forth. Through the lower end of the forward wall ofthe receiver is cut a slot 10. A rod 11 extends from the front wall ofthe receiver and is supported at its forward end by the barrel 3.Slidably mounted on this rod is the forearm l2 carrying the action-rod13 which extends back into the receiver through the slot 10 and isprovided at its rear end with a lug 29.

The bottom and rear of the receiver are closed by a plate 14 enlarged atthe upper portion of its rear end to form the block 15, to which issuitably attached the stock 16, and at the lower portion thereof to formthe trigger guard 17. The plate 14 is provided with suitable tongues 18which engage in the grooves 9, the bottom plate being slid onto thereceiver in assembling. This plate is held in position by the bolt 19which passes through the plate and walls of the receiver.

Slidably mounted in the receiver is the breech mechanism, which consistsprimarily of a carriage 20 and the breech-bolt 21. The carriage 20comprises a horizontal member 22 and the legs 23 and 24 offset from thehorizontal member, the leg 24 being longer than the leg 23. Extendingfrom the legs 23 and 24 to the member 22 are the oblique surfaces 25 and26, respectively. Each of the side pieces is provided with a tongue 27to engage with the grooves 8 in the receiver. In the under portion ofthe side pieces 24 is a cut-out portion 28 into which fits the lug 29 onthe action-rod 13? On the upper portion of the sidepiece 24 there isprovided a vertical projection 30 having the oblique edges 31 and 32.The breech-bolt 21 rests upon the carrier andis provided with a groove33 having the oblique edges 34 and 35, in which groove is seated theprojection 30, the groove being of slightly greater width than theprojection. Extending downwardly from one side of the bolt is theprojection 36, the bottom of which is in the same plane with the bottomsof the legs 23 and 24. The rear end of the breech-bolt is cut to formthe steps 37 and 38 connected by the oblique surface 39. Extendinglongitudinally of the bottom of the bolt is the tongue 40. The front endof the bolt is cut out at 41 to receive the head of a cartridge. Thefiring-pin 42, slidably mounted in a suitable bore 43 in the bolt, islimited in its movement by the pin 44 engaging the ends of the groove 45in the firing-pin, and is provided at its rear end with the enlargedhead 46. Pivotally mounted in the front of the bolt is the extractor 47which tends to assume the position shown in Fig. 2, under the influenceof a spring 48. The ejector comprises a pin 49 seated in the socket 50in the head of thebolt and is pressed. outwardly by the spring 51. Itsoutward movement is limited by the stop 52 which engages the ends of thegroove 53 in the pin. ()n the head of the breech bolt are theprojections 54 which fit in the pockets 7 in the end of the barrel.

The bottom-plate 14 is slotted at its forward end as at 55, and groovedat its rear end, as at 56, to form a pocket for the firingcontrolmechanism. In the rear end of the groove is the pivotally-mountedtrigger 57, the finger-piece 58 of which extends down 'just ahead of thetrigger.

into the trigger guard. Between the bottom of the groove 56 and a lug 59on the trigger is interposed the spring 60. The trigger is also providedwith a socket 61, the forward wall of which forms the hook 62. Theupper, rear end of the trigger is forked, forming the arms 63 betweenwhich is pivotally mounted a bell-crank lever or sear, the horizontalarm 64 of which extends a short distance into the socket 61. Aspring-pressed pin 65 engages the lower surface of the arm 64, tonormally hold it in the position shown in Fig. 13. Carried by thevertical arm 66 of the bell-crank lever is the pin 67. The hammer 68 ispivotally mounted in the groove 56 and is cut out at its rear end toform the socket 69, the rear wall of which is shaped to form the hook70. The hammer is maintained under tension by the spring-pressed rod 71,the free end of which fits in the socket 72 in the hammer. Provided onone side of the hammer is the pin 73. In the cut-out portion 74 in theside of the groove 56 is pivthe lever 75 is a lug 77 which is adapted tobe engaged by the inner end of the push-' button 78 which is mounted inthe plate 14 A spring 79 contained in the socket 80 in the plate 14serves to normally keep the front end of the triplever 75 raised.Carried by the lever 75 in a position to be engaged by the pin 7 3 whenthe hammer has nearly reached the forward limit of its throw, is thespring-wire 81 ha"- ing its ends bent at right angles to the main partthereof and inserted into sockets in the lever. The rear end is tightlyheld in the lever so that the main portion is spaced from the lever. Thefront end, however, may be pushed down into its socket so that thespring lies practically flush with the lever. The normal position of thespring is shown in Figs. 8 and 13.

In the rear portion of the plate 14 isslidably mounted the rod 82 havingits rear end forked and its forward end'adapted to engage the socket 83in the trigger. Slidably mounted in the part 15 and at an angle to therod 82 is the slide 84 in which is the oblique slot 85. Extending acrossthe fork in the rear end of the rod 82 is a pin 86 which passes throughthe slot 85. On the rear edge of the slide 84 are cut the notches 87 and88, which are adapted to be alternately engaged by' the springpresseddog 89 mounted in the element 15.

The magazine 90 extends through the slot 55 in the plate 14 in'positionto present a cartridge in position to be engaged by, the tongue 40 onthe breech bolt. A spring-actuated dog 91 engages with the magazine tohold the latter in proper position.

The gun may be disassembled by removing the bolt 19, and sliding theplate 14 and the stock 16 rearwardly until the tongues 18 of the plate14 are disengaged from the grooves 9 of the receiver 1. The removal ofthe plate 1% opens the lower portion of the slot 10, and the resiliencyof the action rod 13 allows the rear end thereof to be sprung downsufficiently to disengage the lug 29 from the cut-out portion 28 of thecarriage 20, after which the carriage and bolt may be removed from therear end of the receiver.

The operation of the gun is as follows: Assume that the gun is cookedand the elements are in the position shown in Fig. 8, with a cartridgechambered. The front end of the lever 7 5 is raised and engages with therear end of the leg 24: of the bolt carrier 20, thus preventing theopening of the breech, and the cam surface 76 on the rear end of thelever is engaged with the pin 67 of the bell-crank lever to cause thearm 64 thereof to be out of engagement with the hammer 68. If, for anyreason, it is desired to open the breech, the button 7 8 is pushedupwardly. By reason of its contact with the lug 7 7 it will raise therear end of the lever, thereby disengaging the front end of the leverfrom the rear end of the action-rod, allowing the same to be movedrearwardly by a pull on the forearm 12. At the same time, the camsurface 76 on the rear end of the lever 7 5 is moved in such a way as toallow the arm 64 of the bell-crank lever, under theinfluence of the pin65, to assume a position in contact with the hammer to prevent thetripping thereof. 'As soon as the actionrod has been moved rearwardlyslightly, it will contactwith thelever 75 toretain the forward enddepressed and allow the arm 64 of the bell-crank lever to maintain itsposition in contact with the hammer, even though the button 7 8 has beenreleased.

With the breech-bolt in locked position, the trigger may be tripped,releasing the hammer. When the hammer has nearly reached the forwardlimit of its travel, the pin 73 on the hammer engages the spring 81 andforces the forwardend thereof into its socket without depressing theforward end of the lever 75. With this arrangement it is stillimpossible to open the breech, as thement with the rear end of theaction-rod 13.

The resiliency of the spring 81 will, however,

with each other, the bolt will be pulled down, disengaging it from thesocket 5. As the bolt drops down onto the carriage, the

horizontal portion 22 of the carriage engages the end 46 of thefiring-pin and pulls it into its inoperative position. A furtherrearward movement of the action-rod will cause the carriage and bolt tomove to the rear end of the receiver and at the same time bring thehammer into operative engagement with the trigger. This is allowed bythe fact that, although the arm 6% is extending into the socket 61, itwill yield sufficiently to permit the engagement of the hooks 62 and 70.As soon as this engagement takes place, the arm 64: swings back intoengagement with the hammer and prevents the tripping thereof. As thebolt moves rearwardly, the exploded cartridge is carried therewith bythe extractor A7. The ejector 4&9 is in engagement with the end of thecartridge and is under tension. As soon as the cartridge has been movedrearwardly suiticiently for its forward end to clear the end of thechamber, the ejector throws it out through the slot in the side wall ofthe receiver. On the forward movement of the action-rod, the carriageand bolt move forward in unison, the tongue 40 engaging a cartridge andchambering it, until the forward end of the bolt reaches the rear end ofthe barrel 2 with the extractor seated in the socket 6, the forward endof the tongue 40 seating in the socket 5, and the lugs 54 in the pockets7. During this time, the firingpin is held in inoperative position bythe engagement of the portion 22 of the carriage with the end 46 of thefiring-pin. The carriage, however, has not yet reached its forwardposition, nor is the bolt in locked position. A further forward movementof the carriage will cause an engagement of the cam surfaces 89 with thecam surfaces 25 and 26, resultlng in the bolt 21 being thrown up intolocked position, with its rear end A engaging the rear end of the socket2. As this is done, the portion 22 is disengaged from the head 46 of thefiring-pin. At the same time, the trip-lever 75 is released and thefront end thereof engages with the action-rod and the rear endisdepressed and the arm 6% is thereby drawn out of contact with thehammer.

If it is desired, after the gun is cooked, to v lock the trigger, theslide 84 is pushed down, forcing the pin 82 into the socket 88 in thetrigger, thereby preventing movement thereof. r

The provision of the resilient member on the trip-lever isof especialimportance should the cartridge in the chamber be a hang-fire, since itprevents an opening of the breech immediately after the firing-pin hasfunctioned. With a hang-fire cartridge in the chamber, the immediateopening of the breech might result in an explosion of the cartridgeduring its ejection, an incident pregnant with danger. With a device ofthe character described in this application, such a happening is highlyimprobable.

Furthermore the resilient member on the trip lever allows the hammer todrive home the firing pin without moving the trip lever. This is ofadvantage since most gunners, when firing, exert a strong rearward pullon the forearm which drives the leg of the bolt carrier against the endof the trip lever and prevents the latter from moving freely. In spiteof this rearward draft on the forearm, the gun will be unlockedimmediately it is fired, as the shock of the recoil of the gun issuperior in power to the rearward pull and results in a slight movementof the gun rel ative to the hand of the gunner which is sufiicient tomomentarily disengage the trip lever and the leg of the bolt carrier,and allow the resilient member on the trip lever to move the latter intounlocking position.

It is, of course, understood that various changes may be made in thestructural features without departing from the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

\Vhat .I claim is:

1. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer, atrigger, means to retain said operating means in one position untilafter the hammer has reached the forward limit of its travel, and meansto lock said hammer in cocked position, said hammerlocking means beingindependent of but releasable by said retaining means.

2. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means tooperate said breech mechanism, a hammer, meansto retain said operating means'in one position, means operated by saidhammer for releasing said retaining means, said releasing means beingoperable only after the hammer has reached its position of rest afterbeing released, and means to lock said hammer in cocked position, saidhammer-locking means being independent of but releasable by saidretaining means.

In a. repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer, meansto retain said operating means in one position until after the hammerhas reached the forward limit of its travel,.means to release saidretaining means, and means to lock said hammer in cocked position, saidhammer-locking means being independent of but'releasable by saidretaining means.

4. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mech anism, a hammer,lever adapted to retain said operating means in one position, re-

silient means carried thereby, a contact member on the hammer to engagesaid resilient means, and means to lock said hammer in cocked position,said hammer-locking means being independent of but releasable by saidretaining means.

5. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively'mounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer, alever adapted to retain said operating means in one position, resilientmeans carried thereby a contact member on the hammer to engage saidresilient means, and means to lock said hamier in cocked position,'saidhammer-locking means being independent of but releasable by saidretaining means.

6. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer, apivotally-mounted lever adapted to retain the operating means in oneposition, a resilient member carried by the said lever, means on thehammer to contact with said resilient member, and means to lock saidhammer in cocked position, said hammer-locking means being independentof but releasable by said retaining means.

7. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, ahammer, atrigger, a pivotally- 'mounted lever adapted to retain the operatingmeans in one position, a resilient member carriedby the said lever,means on the hammer to contact with said resilient member, means torelease said locking lever, and means to lock said hammer in cockedposition, said hammer-locking means being in dependent of but releasableby said retain mg means.

8. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer, atrigger, a pivotallymounted lever adapted to retain the, operating meansin one position, a resilient member carried by the said lever, means onthe hammer in contact with said resilient member, resilient meanstending to move said lever into locking position, and means to lock saidhammer in cocked position, said hammer-locking means being independentof but releasable by said retaining means.

9. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer, atrigger, a pivotallymounted lever adapted to retain the operating meansin one position, a resilient member carried by the said lever, means onthe hammer to contact with said resilient member, resilient meanstending to move said lever into locking position, means to release saidlocking lever, and means to lock said hammer in cocked position, saidhammer-locking means being independent of but releasable by'saidretaining means.

10. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer andtrigger having interengaging means, means to maintain said interengagingmeans in contact, and means for locking the operating means in oneposition and moving the hammer-and-trigger contactmaintaining means outof operative position.

11. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer andtrigger having interengaging means, means to maintain said interengagingmeans in contact, means for locking the operating means in one positionand moving the hammer-and-trigger contactmaintaining means out ofoperative position, and means to operate said last-named means.

12. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a, breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, hammer andtrigger having interengaging means, means for maintaining saidinterengaging means on contact, means for locking the operating means inone position and moving the hammer-and-trigger contactmaintaining meansout of operative position, and means for returning saidtrigger-andhammer contact-maintaining-means to its operative position.

f 13. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, means to operate said breech mechanism, a hammer andtrigger having interengaging means, means for maintaining saidinterengaging means in contact, means for locking the operating means inone position and moving the hammer-and-trigger contactmaintaining meansout of operative position, and means for simultaneously releasing saidlocking means and returning said triggerand-hammer contact-maintainingmeans to its operative position.

14. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, an action-rod ope atively connected with the breechmechanism, a pivoted trigger, a pivoted hammer, interengaging means onsaid hammer and trigger, means carried by the trigger to maintain saidinterengaging means in contact, a pivoted lever adapted to contact withsaid last-named means to move it into inoperative position, said leverbeing provided with a resilient member, means on said hammer adapted tocontact with said resilient member, and resilient means tending to movethe lever into position to lock the action-rod in forward position andrelease the means for maintaining in contact the interengaging means onthe hammer and trigger.

15. In a repeating firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operativelymounted therein, an action-rod operatively connected with the breechmechanism, a pivoted triggcr, a pivoted hammer, interengaging means onsaid hammer and trigger, means carried by the trigger to maintain saidinterengaging means in contact, a pivoted lever adapted to contact withsaid last-named means to move it into inoperative position, said leverbeing provided with a resilient member, means on said hammer adapted tocontact with said resilient member, resilient means tending to move thelever into position to lock the action-rod in forward position and.release the means for maintaining in contact the interengaging means onthe hammer and trigger, and means to operate the lever against theinfluence of said last-named re silient means.

16. In a firearm, a trigger, a hammer, a depression in one of thesemembers, a projection on the other member adapted to enter saiddepression, 'interengaging means on the projection and in thedepression, and means on one of said members to maintain said means incontact. 7 j

17 In a firearm, a trigger, a hammer, a depression in one of themembers, a proj ection on the other member adapted to enter saiddepression, interengaging means on the projection and in the depression,means on one of said members to maintain said means in contact, andmeans for operating said contact-maintaining means.

18. In a firearm, a trigger, a hammer, a socket in said hammer having a,shoulder on the front wall thereof, a projection onthe trigger adaptedto enter said-socket, a shoulder on said projection to engage saidshoulder in the socket, a bell-crank lever mounted in the trigger, andmeans to normally maintain one arm thereof in position to preventdisengagement of the said two shoulders.

19. In a firearm, a trigger, a hammer, a socket in said hammer having ashoulder on the front wall thereof, a projection on the trigger adaptedto enter said socket, a shoulder on said projection to engage saidshoulder in the socket, a bell-crank lever mounted on the trigger, meansto normally maintain one arm thereof in position to preventdisengagement of the said two shoulders, and means to move thebell-crank lever into inoperative position.

20. In a firearm, a hammer, a trigger, interengaging means on saidmembers, means carried by one of said members to maintain said engagingmeans in contact, and means for operating said means to allow thecontact to be broken.

21. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, operating means for said breech mechanism, a hammer, a trigger,interengaging means on said trigger and hammer, means carried by one ofthe two last-named members to maintain said engaging means in contact,and means controlled by said operating means to render saidcontact-maintaining means inoperative.

22. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, operating means for said breech mechanism, a hammer, a trigger,interengaging means on said hammer and trigger, means carried by one ofthe two last-named members to maintain said engaging means in contact,and a trip lever to render said contact-maintaining means inoperative,the position of said lever being dependent upon the said operatingmeans. I

23. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, means for operating said breech mechanism, a trigger, a hammer,interengaging means on said hammer and trigger, means to maintain saidinterengaging means in contact, and means for rendering saidcontact-maintaining means inoperative, said means being operable onlyafter the breech mechanism is in firing position. v 4

24. In a firearm, a recelver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, means for operating said breech mechanism, a trigger, a hammer,interengaging means on said hammer and trigger, means to maintain saidinterengaging means in contact, and means for rendering said contactmaintaining means inoperative only When the breech mechanism is infiring position.

25. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, means for operating said breech mechanism, a trigger, a hammer,interengaging-means on said hammer and trigger, means carried by one ofthe two last-named members to maintain said interengaging means incontact, and means for rendering said contact-maintaining meansinoperative only when the breech mechanism is in firing position.

26. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, a sliding action-rod for said breech mechanism, a trip leverpivotally mounted and adapted to lock said action-rod in one position,means to move said lever into inoperative position with respect to theactionrod, a cam surface at the rear end of said lever, a trigger, ahammer, a projectionon said hammer, a socket in said trigger,interengaging means on said projection and in said socket, a bell cranklever pivotally mounted on said trigger and having an arm extending intosaid socket to maintain said interengaging means in contact, resilientmeans to normally maintain this contact, a pin on said bell crank leveradapted to be engaged by the curved surface on the said trip lever, andresilient means to operate said trip lever to cause said cam-surface tooperate said bell crank lever.

27. In a firearm, a receiver, a breech mechanism operatively mountedtherein, a sliding action-rod for said breech mechanism, a trip leverpivotally mounted and adapted to lock said action rod in one position,means to move said lever into inoperative position With respect to theaction-rod, a cam surface .at the rear end of said lever, a trigger, a

hammer, a projection on said hammer, a socket'in said trigger,interengaging means on said projection and in said socket, a bell cranklever pivotally mounted in said trigger and having one arm extendinginto said socket to maintain said interengaging means in contact,resilient means to normally maintain this contact, a lug on said bellcrank lever adapted to be engaged by the cam $111- face on the said triplever, and resilient means to actuate said trip lever to bring it intoposition to lock said action rod and to cause said cam surface tooperate said bell crank lever, resilient means carried by said trip.lever, and means on said hammer adapted to engage said resilient means.

CARL GUSTAF SWEBILIUS.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1301568, grantedDecember 27, 1921, upon the application of Carl Gustaf Swebilius, of NewHaven, Connecticut, for an improvement in Repeating Firearms, errorsappear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows:Page 1, line 33, after the syllable sition insert the Word OIll? page 2,line 28, for the Word pieces read piece; page 1, line 82, claim 5, afterthe Word means and before the period insert the comma and Words andmeans to release said locking mecms; same page, line 114:, claim 8, forthe word in read to; page 5 line 28, claim 12, for the Word on read in;and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these correctionstherein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Office.

Signed and sealed this 14th day of February, A. D., 1922. I

[SEAL] KARL FENNING,

Acting Commissioner of Patents,

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,401,568, grantedDecember 27, 1921, upon the application of Carl Gustaf Swebilius, of NewHaven Connecticut, for an improvement in Repeating Firearms,'errorsappear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows:Page 1, line 38, after the syllable sition insert the Word only; page 2,line 23, for the Word pieces read piece; page 4,

- line 82, claim 5, after the Word means and before the period insertthe comma and Words and means to release said locking means; same page,line 114, claim 8, for the word in read to; page 5 line 28, claim 12,for the word on read in; and that the said Letters Patent should be readwith these corrections therein that the same may conform to the recordof the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 14th day of February, A. D., 1922. i

' KARL FENNING,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

